International Lifestyle Magazine Issue 56 | Page 59

O P E N U P. B E F R E E !

P

erhaps in the busyness of your life, you’ve heard those words.
You’ve been told to open up and be free. But in the midst of
the tornado of your life, how do you figure out what that means?

We long to be just ourselves, our
True Selves, in each moment. And
yet, modern life has us running on a
Hamster Wheel of doing…. Striving…
Trying to get where it thinks we
should go.
Is this satisfying? Does it bring you
the joy and meaningful life that you
truly want?
You may be noticing that this path is
no longer working for you. And yet,
what else is there?
The Heroine’s Journey. Your Road
Map to more authentic expression
and fulfillment. A Path that calls
you to evolve into the inspired and
beautiful human being that the world
needs right now.
In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, who
never asked to take the Journey to a
strange land where little munchkins
sang and danced and wicked
witches wanted her dead, came to a
crossroads. Which way would lead
her to the Emerald City, to the Wizard
who might help her get home? You
may feel you are at a Crossroads in
your life too. There are choices to be
made – one way steers you towards a
safe, familiar world that you recognize

and know how to navigate; the other
into the Unknown. Territory you have
not yet explored. It asks you to find
your innate intelligence, heart and
courage.
Dorothy is the classic Heroine. She
takes a Journey filled with many
unanswered questions and strange
new experiences. She learns to
rely on her best self, and the Inner
Guidance that knows the Truth.
Fifty years ago, an American cultu ral
historian, Joseph Campbell, created
a structure for this called The Hero’s
Journey. It captured the mythological
symbolism of hundreds of cultures
throughout history. A Hero, A Call,
A Journey through the Unknown,
and an evolution that ends with the
Hero returning, bearing gifts for his
Community.
But this story needed an update for
life today on Earth. The story held
too much violence, not enough
compassion. It needed a feminine
point of view.
True Life Coach Victoria FittsMilgrim
has updated this model to one with
a feminine perspective that can serve
all of us as we learn to navigate our
own evolution in stressful times.

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